The Silver City Day parade and celebration scheduled for Saturday has been canceled because of the weather and predicted heavy rains.
The Silver City Day committee decided to cancel the event because of the weather, said Mario Escobar, one of the committee members.
The event won’t be rescheduled this year, as vendors have other commitments, he said. Vendors started contacting them on Monday with questions about whether it would be held.
The parade typically involves a lot of groups and school bands. There are plans for the next Silver City Day celebration around this time next year.
He said that last year, it rained a day or two before the event, and Emerson Park grounds were torn up as a result.
“We’re just going to concentrate on the holiday lighting event on Nov. 17,” he said. That event is expected to begin around 6 p.m. Nov. 17 at Emerson Park, 29th and Strong, Kansas City, Kansas.